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News
FCC Releases NOI on Localism
During the FCC's review of its structural broadcast ownership rules, the agency claims that it heard concerns from the public that broadcast stations may be failing to meet the needs of their local communities.

Federal Appeals Court Overturns FCC Media Ownership Rules
The appeals court found that the FCC had established the new rules in an arbitrary and capricious way and criticized the FCC's formula devised to measure the diversity of media markets.

Proposed New Copyright Law Targets File Sharing
Proposed legislation, introduced last week by the Senate, would make anyone who induces illegal copying just as liable for breaking copyright law as someone who makes the copies.

PPW Reduces Efforts
Following 9/11, the Partnership for Public Warning was formed to address shortcomings in the public warning system and to make recommendations for improving it.

Changes at the FCC?
Speculation is rising that FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell will step down from his post this winter.

Homeland Security Uses NOAA All-Hazards Network For Alerts And Warnings
Homeland Security now has the authority to develop an alert and warning message that can be delivered directly to NOAA and broadcast to affected areas.

Skywaves Research Forecasts Satellite Radio Growth
Based on Bass Model of consumer adoption rates, the researcher reports that satellite radio broadcasters XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio together could serve more than 42 million net subscribers by the end of 2009.

Voice of Russia Announces DRM Expansion Plans
The Voice of Russia will expand its reach within and beyond Europe in the near future, using additional transmitters that have been adapted for DRM.

U.S. and Mexico Reach Telecommunication Agreements
The United States and Mexico resolved a substantial AM radio interference problem that had adversely affected millions of Americans. The United States and Mexico also adopted a new Emergency Action Plan to eliminate radio interference in public-safety communications systems in the border area.

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Business
Broadcast Electronics to Host HD Radio Seminar at NAB Radio
In addition to HD Radio developments, the BE seminar will cover transmission technologies, installation and integration, antenna technologies and field reports.

Clear Channel Makes List of Junk Patents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has named the top 10 patents that it wants to at least redefine if not eliminate altogether, believing that the patents are in some way illegitimate and are being used to limit free _expression_.

Ibiquity Approves Circle Surround for IBOC
Circle Surround for HD Radio allows radio stations to encode any multichannel content into two-channel stream for broadcast over the HD Radio system, which can then be decoded into surround sound with a decoder.

Infinity Drops Out of Arbitron PPM Test
According to an article in Media Week, Infinity cites that there are too many unanswered questions relating to the system.

Cedar Rapids BPL Trial Ended
According to BroadbandReports.com, a broadband over power-line trial in Cedar Rapids, IA, has been ended prematurely as a result of several interference complaints.

Link Srl Opens Link USA
The company has been formed to support the growing demand for Link's LK Connectors and Eurocable products in North America.

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Internet Watch
IEEE Virtual Museum
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Snapstream Media Adds Live365
Snapstream Spotlight serves as a portal to online media providers.

Products
Lynx Studio Technology Releases OSX Driver
The final release allows the Lynx products to use the power of Apple Computer's Core Audio protocol, and operate with all G5 model computers.

Mackie DXB-200 Now Shipping
The interface features a dual touch-screen interface, 96kHz operation, on-board automation and DSP, and more.

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